Schneider, Wanda L. (Lange)

SCHNEIDER, LANGE, TOLSON, ALLARD, KNUTH, BAKER, TUCKER, STEPPER

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Date: 12/27/2008 at 08:01:27

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SOLDIERS GROVE, Wis. — Wanda L. Lange Schneider, age 76, of Soldiers Grove, died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua, Wisconsin, after a four-year battle with rheumatoid arthritis and loss of pulmonary function. She was born February 2, 1932, in Clinton, Iowa, to Marion (Tolson) Lange and Gerhardt C. Lange. Wanda grew up in Clinton County, Iowa, and was a graduate of Lyons, Iowa High School class of 1948. She was also a graduate of Jane Lamb School of Nursing in Clinton, Iowa, as a registered nurse. She married Donald R. Schneider on August 27, 1951. Wanda and Don moved to Illinois and farmed in Thomson, IL, and Mt. Carroll, IL. Wanda was employed for many years at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll, IL. After buying a farm in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, they lived in the Gays Mills and Soldiers Grove communities for the past 32 years. Wanda retired from Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Home after 25 years of employment. Wanda is survived by her husband, of 57 years, Donald R. Schneider Sr.; sons, Donald R. Schneider Jr. and wife, Rita, of Clinton, Iowa, Douglas R. Schneider of Norwalk, CT; daughters, Wendy L. Schneider Allard and husband, Richard, of Pass Christian, MS, and Sally Schneider Knuth of Rio, WI; sister, Barbara Lange Baker of Duncanville, TX; brother, Paul Lange of Bellvue, IA. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Sarah Schneider Tucker, Catherine Schneider Stepper, Joseph Schneider, Samuel Schneider, Anne Schneider, Douglas L. Schneider, Rachel Schneider, Annette Allard, Stephen Allard, and Thomas Allard; three great-grandchildren, Hannah Tucker, Abigail Tucker and Joshua Stepper. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marion Tolson Lange and Gerhardt C. Lange; infant daughter, Carol Ruth Schneider; grandson, Kyle Reid Schneider; brother, Larry O. Lange; son-in-law, Bryce Knuth. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 22, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the English Ev. Lutheran Church, 741 N. East Ave. in Viroqua. Pastor John C. Berg will officiate. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2008, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Pape Funeral Home, 2308 Pershing Blvd. in Clinton, Iowa. An additional visitation will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2008, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home, 123 W. Decker (Hwy 56) in Viroqua. Friends may also call at the church one hour prior to the services on Monday. In lieu of flowers or plants, memorials are preferred. Online condolences may be offered at www.vosseteigfuneralhomes.com. The Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home of Viroqua and the Pape Funeral Home of Clinton, Iowa, are serving the family. Death date: Dec. 14, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 12/17/2008 - 12/19/2008